Hotel Indigo Replaces Bibles With Kindles At Newcastle Location

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Posted: 07/02/2012 1:50 pm Updated: 07/02/2012 2:18 pm

One hotel in the United Kingdom is swapping Bibles for Kindles.

For a two-week trial period, the Hotel Indigo in Newcastle has replaced hard copies of the holy text with electronic versions accessible through the Amazon e-reader, the Telegraph reports.

Guests also have the option of downloading other "religious text" free of charge -- as long as it costs £5 (roughly $7.80) or less. Other reading material may also be purchased at an additional cost.

Newcastle was once one of the largest print centers in Britain and the move is an attempt to pay tribute to the town's rich literary past, Mashable notes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/02/hotel-indigo-uk-bible-kindle-religious_n_1643484.html

[cbayer]

1. I like this idea.

The big drawback is that the kindle may cost more than the room and may *walk* from time to time.

[onager]

2. I'm strongly against this idea.

A Gideon Bible in my hotel room once provided some of the best guidance I've ever had.

A hand-written note on the flypage read: The hostess in the restaurant f*cks like a mink.

Unlike most of the Buy-bull, that actually turned out to be true.

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3. How do you know it's true?